Spittoon.



- WITNESSES.-

. E. I. GROVE;

SPITTOON.

' APPLICATION nun my 1B. 1906.

w 1 an M E t Altornefl PATE NTED DEC. 25, 1906. v.

' Improvements in Spittoons following is aspeciflcation.

UNITED STATES. PATENT OFFICE. 7 LETOILE 1. eRovE, PENNSYLVANIA.

v SPITTOON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented-Dec. 25, 1906.

Application filed May 18, 1906. Serial No. 317.552.

To whom it may concern: 3 Be it known that I, ETOILE I. GROVE, .acitizen of the United States, residing at Titusville, in the county ofCrawford'and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful ofwhich the I This invention relates to spittoons, the ob- I ject beingtoprovide a spittoon which cannot be easily upset, and to prevent thespillingof contents in case the spittoon is upset; also, to provide aspittoon having receptacles 'for antiseptic and other materials.

, c In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional perspectiveview'of the invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2 2 ofFig. 1.

Referring specifically to the drawings, "3 denotes my improved spittoon,the same com rising a body portion 4, which is preferab'y of cylindricalform, and a top and bottom 5 and 6,irespectively. The spittoon the top 5has openings communicating therewith, said openings being provided withl hinged closures 13.

One of these receptacles is to contain a sponge, which will be saturatedwith some disinfectant fluid, while in the others maybe placed matches,cigarstumps, ac.

"An openingl i is made in the top 5, and

similar openings are made in the partitions 10 and 11, through whichextends a funnel 155, provided at its-upper end with-a flared mouth 16and atthe lower end with a de-' fiector 17, to prevent the contents ofthe spittoon from spilling if upset suddenly.

In the wall 4 are openings communicating with the chamber 8, from whichopenings extendthreaded nipples 18, on which are screwed caps 19.Suitable gaskets 20 and 21 areprovided to obtain a tight closure. In thebottom 6 an opening from which extends a threaded nipple 24, whichreceives a screwcap 26,v a suitable gasket 27 also being provided. Onthe inside of the nipple 24 is an inwardly-extending flange 27, againstwhich is placed a cover 28. Casters 29 are secured to the bottom, sothat the spittoon can be easily moved about from place to lace.

In use a sponge is saturated witli some disinfectant fluid and placed inone of the rece tacles 12, its cover being left open. T e otherreceptacles are to be used as heretofore stated. If the spittoon isaccidentall upset, the contents therein will flow throug the openingsformed by the scalloped portion of the partition 11 into the chamber 8.The openings are large enough for this purpose, but they prevent stum sor other solid matter from entering the c amber 8. To clean thespittoon, one of the caps 19 is removed and the'spittoon tilted to oneside, the contents being emptied through the nipple 18. Cigar-stumps andother refuse are emptied by removing the cover 28 and the screw-cap 26.Water is then poured into the spittoon, and it is well shaken, afterwhich the water is poured out. The spittoon is then thoroughly M cleanedand is again ready for use. The construction hereln described can alsobe employed in connection with ink-wells.

I claim i .1; A spittoon comprising a casing, a horizontal partition insaid casing'forming u per and lower chambers, and said partition avingopenings, and a funnel extending through the top of the casing andthrough the partition into the lower chamber.

2.'A spittoon comprising a casing, a partitionin said casing formingupper andlower chambers, said partition having openings, and eachchamber having'an o ening and a removable closure therefor, an a funneleX- tending through the top of the casing and through the partition intothe lower chamber.

3. A spittoon comprising a closed casing,

'or receptacle, a funnel extending into the casing through the topthereof, pockets or compartments in the upper part of the easing aroundthe funnel, and openings in the top of thecasing leading to saidcompartments.

4. A spittoon comprising a casing, a hori- I In testimony whereof I havesigned my zontal partition therein forming upper and 1 name to thisspecification in the presence of lower chambers, and a funnel extendingthrough the top of the casing and through 5 the partition into the lowerchamber, and I provided with a flared mouth at its upper l V end, and adeflector, at its lower end. i

two subscribing witnesses.

ETOILE I. GROVE.

Witnesses:

WEALTHA RIOHE v, .LLeeN DTTXBA e.

